CVE-2008-1848 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the joomlaXplorer component (version 1.6.2 and earlier) for Mambo/Joomla! content management systems. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the 'error' parameter in a 'show_error' action. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this medium-severity flaw could lead to information disclosure or session hijacking, requiring user interaction for successful exploitation. While no active exploitation or Metasploit modules are reported, public exploit code exists, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joomlacode:joomlaexplorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.